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Police Officers In UP Are More Loyal Towards Ruling Dispensation Than Constitution: Allahabad HC

It has to be taken most seriously that none other than the Allahabad High Court which is the biggest High Court in not only just India among all the States, in not only just Asia, in not only just few continents but also in all the continents all over the world in a most learned, laudable, la...

09 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Limitation for Challenging Arbitral Awards Runs from Disposal of Section 33 Application: Supreme Court

Defining the Deadline: Supreme Court Refines Limitation Rules for Arbitral ChallengesIn a definitive ruling that brings clarity to a persistent procedural ambiguity, theSupreme Court of Indiahas settled the debate over the computation oflimitation periodswhen challengingarbitral awards. The j...

02 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Husband Cannot Abandon Incapacitated Spouse to Evade Legal and Moral Duty: Calcutta High Court

Beyond the Hospital Walls: Court Rejects Husband’s Attempt to Abandon Incapacitated WifeIn a poignant ruling reinforcing the sanctity of marital and humanitarian obligations, theCalcutta High Courthas firmly rejected an appeal by a husband seeking to shirk his responsibility for his medically...

19 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Benami Claims Via Will Barred; Murder Accused Disqualified from Succession Under S.25 HSA: Supreme Court

"No Windfall for Wrongdoers":Supreme CourtCrushes Benami Inheritance Bid by Alleged MurdererIn a scathing takedown of artful pleadings masking illegal deals, theSupreme Courthas restored atrial court's order rejecting a suit over agricultural lands in Karnataka. Justices R. Mahadevan and J.B....

11 May 2026

India - High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

Appointments Against Future Vacancies De Hors Rules; No Merit Seniority Over Regular Appointees: J&K&L High Court

"Cake and Eat It Too": J&K High Court Rejects Judicial Officers' Bid for Retroactive SeniorityIn a pointed ruling laced with idiom, theHigh Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagardismissed a writ petition by four Munsiffs seeking to upend a 2011 seniority list. A Division Bench ofJust...

06 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Mere Supervisory Role & Pujari Appointments Don't Confer Temple Title: Supreme Court

Temple Custodian Triumphs: Supreme Court Rejects 'Management Means Ownership' ClaimIn a significant ruling on property rights in religious institutions, the Supreme Court of India has set aside decrees by the Rajasthan trial court and High Court that awarded a te...

09 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Corporate Veil Lifted in Holding Company's CIRP to Include Inextricably Connected Subsidiary Assets: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Pierces Corporate Veil, Revives Stalled Realty Dreams in Earth Infra SagaIn a landmark verdict that balances homebuyer woes with authority dues, the Supreme Court of India has overturned the NCLAT's blanket rejection of reso...

05 May 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

College Teachers Can Be Appointed Presiding Officers Without Subordination Issues Under Article 324: Calcutta High Court Stays Single-Judge Order

Calcutta HC Clears Path for College Teachers as Poll Chiefs, Stays Disruptive Last-Minute OrderIn a timely intervention just days before the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections 2026, a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court—Justices Shampa Sarkar and Ajay Kumar Gupta—...

21 Apr 2026

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No Pension If Mandatory Option Not Exercised Under 1984 Model Rules Adopted by Municipality: Calcutta HC

Watchman's Pension Dream Denied: Calcutta HC Upholds 'Opt-In' Rule in Municipal Service BattleIn a ruling that underscores the binding nature of adopted pension schemes, a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court—Justices Shamp...

06 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi HC Notices Challenge to NGT Exorbitant Fees

Delhi HC Notices Challenge to NGT Exorbitant FeesIn a development that could reshape access to environmental justice in India, the Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on a peti...

18 Apr 2026